Legal Opinion

French v. Shotwell

New York Court of Chancery

Decided August 8, 1822PublishedCited by 3 opinions

THIS cause cáme on to be heard on exceptions taken to the report of the master, allowing the exceptions taken to the answer of the defendant, accompanying the plea; and the further answer to the amended bill. (Vide Vol. V. p. 555. 569. S. C. and 20 Johns. Rep, 668. S. C. in error.)

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancello».

This case comes before the Court upon exceptions to the master’s report, allowing exceptions taken on the part of the plaintiffs to the answers of the defendant.

The first exception is, that the defendant has not set forth and discovered whether the 250 acres of land, in Cosby’s manor, mentioned in the bill, were estimated at $35 per acre, or at what other sum; and, at that estimation, constituted a part of the consideration of the judgment in question; nor whether the defendant, on the 27th of February, 1813, (being the day of the date of the judgment,) or on the 15th of April,…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Kelly v. Town of MilanUnited States Circuit Court · 1884
  2. Fox v. HudsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1878
  3. Woolworth v. BrinkerOhio Supreme Court · 1860

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